List of active Spanish Navy ships

Naval jack of Spain

This is a list of active Spanish Navy ships, complete and correct as of December 2016, partially updated to January 2024. ^{[1] [2]}

There are approximately 139 vessels in the Navy, including minor auxiliary vessels. A breakdown includes; one amphibious assault ship (also used as an aircraft carrier), two amphibious transport docks, 11 frigates, two submarines, six mine countermeasure vessels, 23 patrol vessels and a number of auxiliary ships. The total displacement of the Spanish Navy is approximately 225,000 tonnes.

Submarine fleet

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Boat	No.	Comm.	Displacement (immersion)	Homeport	Notes
Galerna class "S-70 class"	1		Attack submarine	Galerna	S 71	21 Jan 1983	1,788 tonnes	Cartagena	Last remaining S-70 in service. [3] To be replaced by the S-80 class
S-80 class "S-80 class"	1		Attack Submarine	Isaac Peral  [ es ]	S 81	30 Nov 2023	3,000 tonnes	Cartagena	[4] [5] [6]

Surface warship fleet

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Homeport	Notes
Aircraft carriers (1)
Juan Carlos I	1		Aircraft carrier / amphibious assault ship	Juan Carlos I	L61	30 Sep 2010	27,079 tonnes	Rota (Amphibious Projection Group)	AV-8B Harrier II Plus fighter operated. [7] [8]
Amphibious warfare ships (2)
Galicia class	2		Amphibious transport dock	Galicia	L51	30 Apr 1998	13,815 tonnes	Rota (Amphibious Projection Group)	Joint design with the Royal Netherlands Navy promoting the Rotterdam Class
				Castilla	L52	26 Jun 2000
Major surface combatants (11)
Álvaro de Bazán class "F-100 class"	5		Air-defence frigate (Aegis)	Álvaro de Bazán	F101	Sep 2002	5,853 tonnes	Ferrol [9] (31st Escort Squadron)	Mid-life update [10] Air-defence system using the Aegis combat system.
				Almirante Juan de Borbón	F102	3 Dec 2003
				Blas de Lezo	F103	16 Dec 2004
				Méndez Núñez	F104	21 Mar 2006
				Cristóbal Colón	F105	23 Oct 2012	6,391 tonnes [11]
Santa María class "F-80 class"	6		Guided missile frigates anti-surface anti-air anti-submarine	Santa María	F81	12 Oct 1986	4,017 tonnes	Rota [12] (41st Escort Squadron)	Derived from Oliver Hazard Perry class, manufactured locally. To be replaced by five F110-class frigates starting in 2026. [13]
				Victoria	F82	11 Nov 1987
				Numancia	F83	8 Nov 1988
				Reina Sofía	F84	18 Oct 1990
				Navarra	F85	30 May 1994
				Canarias	F86	14 Dec 1994
Oceanic patrol vessels (6)
Meteoro class "BAM" (Buque de Acción Marítima)	6		Offshore patrol vessel	Meteoro	P41	28 Jul 2012	2,670 tonnes [14]	Las Palmas	[15] [16] [17]
				Rayo	P42	26 Oct 2011
				Relámpago	P43	6 Feb 2012
				Tornado	P44	19 Jul 2012
				Audaz	P45	27 Jul 2018		Cartagena
				Furor	P46	21 Jan 2019
Patrol vessels (16)
Chilreu-class patrol boat	3		Patrol boat	Alborán	P62	1 Aug 1997	1,918 tonnes	Cartagena.	[18] [19]
				Tarifa	P64	22 Jun 2004
				Arnomendi	P63	13 Dec 2000		Ferrol
Serviola class	4		Patrol boat	Serviola	P71	22 Mar 1991	1,106 tonnes	Ferrol	[20] [21] [22] [23]
				Centinela	P72	24 Sep 1991
				Atalaya	P74	24 Mar 1992
				Vigía	P73	29 Jun 1992		Cádiz
Anaga class  [ es ]	3		Patrol boat	Tagomago  [ es ]	P22	30 Jan 1981	319 tonnes	Malaga	[24] [25] [26]
				Medas  [ es ]	P26	16 Oct 1981		Cádiz
				Tabarca  [ es ]	P28	30 Dec 1981		Marín (Naval School)
Toralla class  [ es ]	2		Patrol boat	Toralla  [ es ]	P81	29 Apr 1987	133 tonnes	Cartagena	[27] [28]
				Formentor  [ es ]	P82	23 Jun 1988
Rodman-101 class  [ es ]	1		Patrol boat	Isla de León	P83	2003	62 tonnes	Ceuta	P83 acquired from Galician Coast Guard. [29]
Rodman-66 class  [ es ]	1		Patrol boat	Isla Pinto	P84	2023	44 tonnes	Melilla	[30] [31] [32]
Cabo Fradera class	1		Patrol boat	Cabo Fradera	P201	1963	28 tonnes	Tui	[33]
Aresa PVC-160 class  [ es ]	1		Patrol boat	—	P114	1979	20,8 tonnes	Ayamonte	[34]
Mine countermeasures (6)
Segura class  [ es ]	6		Minehunter	Segura  [ es ]	M31	27 Mar 1999	585 tonnes	Cartagena	[35]
				Sella  [ es ]	M32	28 May 1999
				Tambre  [ es ]	M33	18 Feb 2000
				Turia  [ es ]	M34	20 May 2000
				Duero  [ es ]	M35	7 May 2004
				Tajo  [ es ]	M36	1 Oct 2005

Auxiliary fleet

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Homeport	Notes
Refuelling ships (2)
Patiño	1		Replenishment oiler	Patiño	A14	16 Jun 1995	17,045 tonnes	Rota (Amphibious Projection Group)	Joint design with the Royal Netherlands Navy shaping the HNLMS Amsterdam. [36]
Cantabria	1		Replenishment oiler	Cantabria	A15	29 Sep 2010	19,500 tonnes	Rota (Amphibious Projection Group)	[37]
Logistic support (2)
Suardiaz Galiciaclass	1		Logistics support ship	Ysabel	A06	(2003) 2 Jun 2021	16,300 tonnes	Cartagena	Former civilian ship Suardiaz Galicia [38]
Camino Español (A-07)	1		Logistics support ship	El Camino Español  [ es ]	A07	(1998) 2024	12,400 tonnes		Former civilian ship Cadena 4
Electronic warfare ships (1)
Alerta	1		Intelligence gathering ship	Alerta	A111	(1982) 21 Dec 1992	2,300 tonnes	Cartagena	Ex-Jasmund/GDR 1982. [39]
Rescue ships (1)
Amatista Mod	1		Submarine rescue ship	Neptuno  [ es ]	A20	(24 Mar 1975) 14 Dec 1988	1,860 tonnes	Cartagena	To be replaced by the new BAM-IS in 2026. [40]
Multipurpose vessel (2)
Ocean Ospreyclass	2	—	Multipurpose vessel	Carnota	A61	(2014) 2023	2,284 tonnes	Ferrol	Ex-Ocean Osprey. [41]
				Cartagena	A62	July 2025	3,086 tonnes	Cartagena	Ex- Ocean Fortune [42]
Tugboats (2)
Amatista class	1		Salvage tug	Mar Caribe	A101	(1974) 1988	1,860 tonnes	Cádiz	will be replaced [43]
Punta Amer	1		Fleet tug	La Graña	A53	(1982) 1987	664 tonnes	Cádiz	Ex-Punta Amer. Will be replaced [44]
Polar research (2)
Hespérides	1		Polar research ship	Hespérides	A33	16 May 1991	2,800 tonnes	Cartagena	[45]
Hydrographic survey (5)
Malaspina class  [ fr ]	2		Hydrographic ships	Malaspina  [ fr ]	A31	1975	1,090 tonnes	Cádiz	[46]
				Tofiño  [ fr ]	A32	1975
Astrolabio class  [ fr ] "Rodman-1250 class"	2		Hydrographic boats	Astrolabio  [ fr ]	A91	2001	13 tonnes	Cádiz	[47] [48]
				Escandallo  [ fr ]	A92	2004
Sondaleza	1		Hydrographic boat	Sondaleza	A93	2016	6 tonnes	Cádiz	[49]
Training vessels (2)
Juan Sebastián Elcano	1		Sail training vessel	Juan Sebastián Elcano	A71	1928	3,700 tonnes	San Fernando	[50]
Intermares class  [ es ]	1		Training vessel	Intermares  [ es ]	A41	(2009) 2018	1,390 tonnes	Ferrol	[51]

Other ships

• Approximately 90 patrol boats of the Maritime Component of the Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera are technically classified as Spanish Navy Auxiliary vessels.
• Small training vessels
  • Sail training ships
    • A72 Arosa (1981) (ex-Algoma 1931)
    • A73 Blanca (2013)
    • A74 La Graciosa (1988) (ex-Dejá vu)
    • A76 Giralda (1993) (ex-Juan de Borbon's yacht), ^[52] 1958)
    • A77 Almansa (2013)
    • A78 Peregrina (2007)
    • A79 Aguete (2014)
    • A80 Nautilus (2015)
    • A81 Asturias (2017)
    • A82 Tambo (2023)
    • A83 Regulus I (2024)
    • A84 Regulus II (2024)
    • A85 Regulus III (2024)
    • A86 Regulus IV (2024)
  • Training launches
    • A121 Guardiamarina Barrutia (2006)
    • A122 Guardiamarina Chereguini (2006)
    • A123 Guardiamarina Rull (2007)
    • A124 Guardiamarina Salas (2007)
    • A125 Maestre de Marinería Bustelo Pavón (2020)
    • A126 Maestre de Marinería Pérez Verdú (2020)
    • A127 Guardiamarina Godínez (2023)
    • A128 Guardiamarina Herrero (2023)

See also

• Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera – For details on another maritime organisation of Spain
• List of future Spanish Navy ships - For information on Spanish Navy capability acquisition programs
• List of historic Spanish Navy ships - For information on ships already retired from the Spanish Navy

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